Fuel Door Won't Stay Open

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Originally Posted by Lil bastard

The spring may have come loose or broken at the hinge, it's also possible that the hinge is broken and the spring will no longer attach properly to it. The spring is # 996.201.413.01 and the hinge is # 996.201.063.00 . They are both pretty cheap.

Interestingly, I just removed the spring and it is not broken and neither is the hinge. However with the spring off I can pop the lid open and it will stay open! Go figure!! There has to be some down side to this but I will try it awhile and see what happens. There has to be something else going on that I can't see. Thanks for your help.